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A44150 To all who desire satisfaction in the case of oathes shewing how far under the law it was lawful to swear, and how that in any case under the Gospel it is forbidden / by William Holgate. Holgate, William, fl. 1683-1686. 1683 (1683) Wing H2416; ESTC R10810 7,184 13

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To all who desire SATISFACTION IN THE Case of Oathes SHEWING How far under the LAW it was lawful To SWEAR And how that in any case under the GOSPEL it is Forbidden By William Holgate Micah 6.8 The Lord hath showed thee O Man what is good and what doth the Lord require of thee but to do justly to love Mercy and to walk humbly with thy God Acts 24.14 But this I confess unto thee that after the way which they call Heresie so Worship I the God of my Fathers believing all things which are written in the Law and the Prophets Prov. 20.28 Mercy and Truth preserve the King and his Throne is upholden by Mercy Isa 1.10 We to them that decree Vnrighteous Decrees and write grieviousness by a Law that they have prescribed c. LONDON Printed and Sold by Andrew Sowle at the Sign of the Crooked-Billet in Holloway-Lane in Shoreditch 1683. To all who desire Satisfaction in the. Case of Oathes WHilst Israel stood in the Covenant with God under the Dispensation of the Law given forth by Moses his Servant they were in some cases allowed or commanded to Swear by the Lord their God for performing some special thing to the Lord thereby binding their Souls by an Oath or for Confirmation of a matter whereby Strife was to end but they were not to sware by any thing else neither after the manner of the Aegyptians or Heathen And if at any time they swore it was to be done in Judgment Mercy and Truth for if they that were under that Dispensation or Covenant swore to do good or to do evil unadvisedly or rashly or if any heard the Voice of any such Swearers they and those that sware to do good or to do evil were to bear their Iniquity be shut out of the Congregation of the Lords People for that Trespass Lev. 5.1 4 till the Priest had offered up a Sacrifice of Attonement for them and they having knowledge thereof confessed they had sinned in so Swearing Nevertheless this Moses who gave forth the Law unto Israel said unto them A Prophet shall the Lord your God raise unto you of your Brethren like unto me HIM shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you And it shall come to pass that every Soul which shall not hear that Prophet shall be destroyed from among the People Acts 3.22 23. And this Prophet was Christ the end of the Law who said It is finished John 19.30 which the holy Voice Mat. 17.5 said This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased hear ye him And he commanded Israel Mat. 5.37 Not to Swear at all but that their Yea should be Yea and their Nay Nay And the same Jesus Christ said He was greater than Solomon Mat. 12.41 42. and was David's Lord who was and is to be heard and obey'd in all things yea whosoever shall break one of the least of his Commandments and teach men so shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven but whosoever shall do and teach them shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven Matth. 15.19 And his Disciple James in Confirmation of this Testimony writing to the twelve Tribes among several Godly Salutations Admonitions and Counsels said James 5.12 But above all things my Brethren SWEAR NOT neither by Heaven neither by Earth neither by ANY OTHER OATH As if he should have said Though you may fall into Temptations yet I would have you avoid SWEARING for there is no good comes by Swearing because it expresly opposeth Christ Jesus our Lord and Saviour his Command and opposeth the very end of his Coming which was to bring men unto Perfection and Unity with himself as in the beginning that so having a regard through his Power to their Words and Promises they may become conformable to him in all things rendering unto Caesar the Things that are Caesar's and unto God the things that are God's who keeping themselves in the Love of God look for the Mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal Life knowing that in the World they shall have Trouble but in Christ Jesus Peace which no man can take from them But if any shall say It was Swearing in ordinary Communication that Christ forbaid Such may as well say that the better Hope did no more than the Law of Moses did which forbad rash and ordinary Communication-Oathes as is mentioned Lev. 5.1.4 and confirmed by the Prophets of the Lord Jer. 5 7. How shall I parden thee for this Thy Children have forsaken me and sworn by them that are no gods and Jer. 23.10 For because of Swearing the Land mourneth Hos 4.2 By Swearing and Lying and Killing and Stealing and committing Adultery they break forth and Blood toucheth Blood therefore shall the Land Mourn Zach. 5.3 Then said he unto me This is the Curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole Earth for every one that Stealeth shall be cut off as on this side and every one that Sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it Which Texts sufficiently prove that under the Dispensation of the Law of Moses all ordinary Communication-Oathes were forbidden so it is hoped upon a serious and weighty Consideration of these Texts Christians or such as would be esteemed Christians will not oppose the plain Command of Christ Jesus our Saviour or have so low esteem of his Doctrine who is the alone Saviour as to alledge or say That he did no more than Moses did under the Law lest it be said That Christians have changed their glory for that which doth not profit and so bring a Reproach upon Christianity for as it was the glory of the Jews under the Law not to Forswear neither Swear vainly so it is and always was the glory and perfection of true Christians not to Swear at all as may be proved by numerous Testimonies of the Antient Christians whose Answer to such as persecuted them and required them to Swear was They were Christians and could not deny Christ nor his Doctrine A few Testimonies are here recited for the Satisfaction of the honest hearted Enquirer in this Matter 1. And first Polycarpus who was John's Disciple who wrote the Revelations and Bishop in Smirna about Anno 162. denyed all Oathes and said when examined before the Proconsul of Smirna That he was a Christian and was ready to shew forth the Doctrine of Christianity if the Governour desired the same Who for refusing to Swear was committed to the Flames being eighty six years of Age Euseb lib. 4. ch 15. 2. Basilides a Souldier and of Authority in the Roman host Anno Chr. 205. refused to swear in a matter concerning his Fellow-Souldier affirming He was a Christian 3. Ambrose Bishop of Milan upon Psal 110. Do not imitate him in Swearing whom you cannot imitate in following therefore Swear not for the Gospel-Truth doth not receive an Oath sith every faithful Speech is for an Oath and what is more is from